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Teddy Bear Toss Benefit, Jan. 26

There is a teddy bear toss to benefit the Kids’ Hope Center and the pediatric unit at Bay Area Hospital.  This benefit is sponsored by Southwestern Oregon Community College’s Junior Chamber of Commerce and Bay ...
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Funksgiving Dinner, Jan. 26

Saturday, January 28th at 6:30pm is North Bend High School's annual Funksgiving dinner and concert at the North Bend Community Center featuring the NBHS and Middle School jazz bands playing the music of Stevie ...
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Oregon Author at CBPL, Jan. 26

Coos Bay Public Library will be holding a FREE OREGON AUTHOR EVENT with award-winning author and accomplished musician, WILLY VLAUTIN of Scappoose, Oregon. Willy will probably read from his latest book, The Fre...
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East Bay Drive Closure, Jan. 26

News release Coos Co. Road Dept.  East Bay Drive will be closed to all over-dimensional loads at MP 2.65 (near Golf Course Ln.) due to a failed culvert.  Please choose an alternate route at this time....
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Quake Anniversary is a Reminder, Jan. 26

January 25, 2017 -- It occurred 317 years ago and while there's no way to know when the next Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake might hit, it's a good idea to be prepared. Many people in the Pacific Northwest ...
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Anniversary of the really “Big One.”, Jan. 26

The 1700 Cascadia earthquake occurred along the Cascadia subduction zone on January 26 with an estimated moment magnitude of 8.7–9.2. The megathrust earthquake involved the Juan de Fuca Plate that underlies the...
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Sanitary Sewer Overflow, Jan. 25

News release City of Coos Bay.  The City’s experienced a sanitary sewer overflow this afternoon at 3:00 pm.  The City’s contractor was televising a section of newly installed sanitary sewer pipe near the inters...
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CCSO Fingerprint Machine, Jan. 25

News release CCSO.  The Coos County Sheriff’s Office is sorry to announce that we are still unable to process fingerprints for Concealed Carry permits and employment verification.  We will not be able to open b...
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Joint Emergency Response Training, Jan. 25

The Oregon National Guard's 102nd Civil Support Team (CST) is scheduled to participate in an interagency training exercise with first responders in Coos Bay February 7-9, 2017. The City of Coos Bay would like t...
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Regional Forest Practices Committees, Jan. 25

The Northwest and Southwest Oregon Regional Forest Practices Committees will meet Jan. 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the U.S. Forest Service/Bureau of Land Management Springfield office, located at 3106 Pierce Pa...